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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

John Wes Townley, currently competing in both the NASCAR
Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series for Athenian Motorsports, has Zaxby’s
sponsorship for both rides – find out why in this week’s edition of Fast Facts.

John Wes Townley was born Dec. 31, 1989 in Watkinsville, GA.
His father, Tony, is the co-founder of Zaxby’s, a chain of chicken restaurants
located primarily in the southeastern United States. Tony Townley is also the
owner of Athenian Motorsports.

Townley began racing in the American Speed Association, competing
in two K&N Pro Series East races in 2007. He made the move to NASCAR and
ARCA Racing Series competition in 2008, competing full-time in the ARCA Racing
Series and finishing seventh in points with eight top 10 finishes. He also
raced in three Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series races and seven Truck Series
races that year.

In 2009, Townley focused on the Nationwide Series,
qualifying for 26 of the 35 races that season and finishing 23rd in
points. In 2012, he competed for the Rookie of the Year title in the Truck Series,
finishing 16th in points and earning his first top 10 finish at
Pocono; Ty Dillon won the Rookie award that year.

After stints with RAB Racing, Richard Childress Racing, SR2
Motorsports, Red Horse Racing and others, Townley now races for the
family-owned Athenian Motorsports in both the Xfinity and Truck Series. The
team debuted in the Nationwide Series in May 2014, later adding a Truck Series
team to their stable. In 2015, Townley will have K&N Pro Series West driver
Dylan Lupton as a teammate, sharing the No. 25 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series.